{"id":1732,"date":"2014-10-22T02:57:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T02:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheerykitchen.com\/?page_id=1732"},"modified":"2015-10-26T07:58:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T13:58:55","slug":"us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cheerykitchen.com\/us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
ABOUT REN\u00c9E<\/strong><\/p>\n When you think of your home what comes to mind? \u00a0Do you taste, smell, hear, feel, and see, people, experiences, and yummy food memories that you cherish? \u00a0I sure do and they are lifelines to what we will-become and are. \u00a0Generally, our roots are planted deeply in the kitchen, the heart of our homes.<\/p>\n For 40+ years I’ve had a passion for cooking. \u00a0As a young girl, my Mom taught me how to make homemade pizza. \u00a0Soon I was preparing it for my siblings every Friday night while my parents enjoyed date night. \u00a0I found myself dreaming of toppings, and how I would combine them, creating my designer pie of the week! I became my family’s one and only pizza chef and got rave reviews after generating goodness in our “Cheery Kitchen.”<\/p>\n Through the years, I have come to appreciate international cuisine as well as all-American cooking. \u00a0My Mother, Grandmothers and yes, Great-Grandmothers, ( I knew all but one), were accomplished cooks who shared their style, optimism, and love with me. \u00a0Like them, I enjoy entertaining and my home is my happy place.<\/p>\n Faith, family, food, and festivities are everything to me. \u00a0I was raised in sunny Southern California and have spent my adulthood in Idaho, both sides of our great state. \u00a0I’m married to an amazing man, and together we have 5 children, who gave us five more, and now we have 22 grandchildren. \u00a0So there’s always a reason to celebrate around here.<\/p>\n